The White Buddhist
Download or Read eBook The White Buddhist PDF written by Stephen Prothero and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Stephen Prothero |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2010-11-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0253222761 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780253222763 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The White Buddhist by : Stephen Prothero
Book excerpt: Denounced by the New York Times as an "unmitigated rascal" while simultaneously being lauded as a reincarnation of Gautama Buddha himself, Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907) was friend to Madame Blavatsky, co-founder of the Theosophical Society, and an indefatigable reformer and culture broker between East and West. Olcott helped bring about a new spiritual creation, Protestant Buddhism, a creative creolization of American Protestantism, traditional Theravada Buddhism, and other influences. Stephen Prothero's portrait of Olcott is an engaging study of spiritual quest and cross-cultural encounters.
